The Bucket List - So You Want to Write a Book/What's Stopping You?

 

So many of us have thought at one time or another that we would like to write a book. I wanted to write a book most of my life. I always excelled in my creative writing classes. What stopped me?

• Lack of time

• Lack of confidence

• Lack of proper tools

• Reality - Very few books and authors accepted by publishers

• Fear I was wasting my time

• Fear of accidentally plagiarizing a story or book I had read 

• Fear of ridicule

Comments:

• Life got in the way

The list could go on and on, and if you have also wanted to write a book, you might have reasons that could be added to the list. Leave a comment on what has stopped you, and I'll accept your commenting as permission and add your reason to this post.

Over the next few days and weeks, I'll post how I moved past the above list. As someone who has written and published a book, I can say it was a life-changing experience. I'll share my journey, the highs and lows, and the uncertainties. This is a personal account of how I began, what I did over time, and the outcome.

In the time between now and the next post on this subject, look up Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing if you have a chance. Wikipedia has a good article on the aspects of the program.

Here is a complete list of all Blogger Posts on So You Want to Write a Book:

The Bucket List - So You Want to Write a Book/What's Stopping You?

The Bucket List - So You Want to Write a Book/The Lacks

The Bucket List - So You Want to Write a Book/Fears-Unintended Plagiarism

The Bucket List - So You Want to Write a Book/Fears - Ridicule

The Bucket List - So You Want to Write a Book/Kindle Direct Publishing Part I

The Bucket List - So You Want to Write a Book/A Few Mistakes Part I

The Bucket List - So You want to Write a Book/A Few Mistakes Part II